Bears really aren't a thing you worry about in this area. Black bears are herbivores, so are really only a risk if you surprise one and get inside its personal space. Grizzlies are too few in number in this area to be a real consideration.?ÿ They are omnivores, so they only get aggressive with humans if food is scarce anyway. I saw plenty of bears during my time in British Columbia, but I've never even heard of a bear encounter in Oregon.?ÿ
The only other dangerous animals in the Oregon forest are mountain lions, and encounters with them in the forest are also exceedingly rare. Skunk Cabbage & Devil's Club is what we keep an eye out for.?ÿ
Working solo in deep woods in rough country is kind of stupid. One slip, trip or fall and he could be in real trouble. I've had to do it, not by choice and once found myself hanging upside down when the windfall I was crossing over collapsed underneath me and my foot got hung up and I was left hanging there like a snared rabbit by the foot and was nearly impaled when I managed to break free and fall. Just not the way to go for that kind of work.
What was the red thing he ignored at 7:42 ?
That is just the handle of his machete stuck in the ground.
@williwaw?ÿ ?ÿ Before going solo, I canoed, kayaked and hiked solo in deep backwoods. If I bite the dust solo, I hope it's with my kayak and not my robot.
I can totally relate. I do a solo caribou hunt every year by canoe that takes me miles into the back country where I know a rather large grizzly lives as I see him every other year, at distance, which is how I want to keep it. He winded me on one occasion and ran like hell as in this unit they are hunted and thus 'educated', which guarantees absolutely nothing if we stumble into each other.?ÿ
Interesting videos. Good to see how things are done in another part of the world.
Skunk Cabbage
whats the problem with it? may be different where you are than around here?
It's not really a big deal. They just don't smell like roses, you know? And Devil's Club is only mildly irritating. That's a measure of how benign the forest is around here. It's steep and it's wet and it's thick but there is really nothing there that is out to get you.
I liked it and he clearly knows what he's doing.?ÿ ?ÿdid all the math in his head, kept himself on line, setup fast.?ÿ ?ÿIs it a little rough??ÿ maybe.?ÿ But it's probably more than adequate.?ÿ ?ÿThe BLM in Alaska did similar "diamond traverse" techniques with a nail and a square of flagging for a backsight... but we used a plumb bob and set them directly over the traverse point.?ÿ He's setting it up higher by putting it 10 feet away or so but on line with the gun.?ÿ (we had to carry wood stakes and hammers... he doesn't)?ÿ ?ÿ
devil's club and cutting line in Alaska is waaaay worse than what he's rolling though.?ÿ?ÿ
Andy?ÿ?ÿ
Not familar with devils club sounds like thats a good thing
Must watch this - Skills!
Looks fine to me , a little rough maybe but it is his job and he knows best. I have a friend that set backsights like that and did a lot of excellent work. I won't tell someone else how to do their work, I live in a glass house.?ÿ
